The Nifty hovered below the 24,300 level, while sentiment remained subdued amid a lack of strong directional cues. Investors continued to monitor movements in crude oil prices and developments on the global geopolitical front for further indications on the market's near-term trajectory.<\/p>\n
FMCG shares extended losess for the third consecutive trading session.<\/p>\n
At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 545.70 points or 0.70% to 77,608.55. The Nifty 50 index fell 175.90 points or 0.72% to 24,295.05.<\/p>\n
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.34% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.32%.<\/p>\n
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,694 shares rose and 2,535 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.<\/p>\n
The Nifty FMCG index declined 0.97% to 48,315.80. The index dropped 2.26% in three consecutive trading sessions.<\/p>\n
Godrej Consumer Products (down 10.29%), Patanjali Foods (down 2.58%), Tata Consumer Products (down 1.96%), United Spirits (down 1.73%) and Dabur India (down 1.53%) were the top losers. Among the other losers were Emami (down 1.21%), United Breweries (down 0.91%), Marico (down 0.78%), Hindustan Unilever (down 0.53%) and ITC (down 0.38%).<\/p>\n
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper was down down 0.06% to 6.775 as compared with the previous close of 6.799.<\/p>\n
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 95.4100 compared with its close of 95.3600 during the previous trading session.<\/p>\n
MCX Gold futures for the 5 October 2026 settlement rose 0.57% to Rs 1,54,640.<\/p>\n
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.04% to 99.75.<\/p>\n
The United States 10-year bond yield lost 0.15% to 4.677.<\/p>\n
In the commodities market, Brent crude for the October 2026 settlement gained 34 cents or 0.38% to $89.25 a barrel.<\/p>\n
Concord Enviro Systems declined 2.93% after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 175.69 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with a net profit of Rs 41.19 crore in Q1 FY26. However, revenue from operations declined 16.65% YoY to Rs 853.47 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 1,023.92 crore in Q1 FY26.<\/p>\n
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) tumbled 10.28% after the company announced that its managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), Sudhir Sitapati, has resigned from his position with effect from 11 August 2026.<\/p>\n